Alright saddle brethren (and sistren) I have a really weird request but not sure where to turn, so here goes.
I have a bit of a crazy idea to make my brother and I a matching knife set and to give him his during our September hunt (ideally when it comes time to field dress/butcher a sitka blacktail, but I'll give it to him even if we aren't successful). I have a length of knife steel (to be honest, don't remember exactly what type of steel, but I know it's knife steel.) and want to make these knives myself over the next few months. I would love to handle it with scales made from sitka spruce or some other type of Alaskan wood. I can epoxy-stabilize them if need be, but am mainly trying to get my hands on a few small pieces of wood that would work for this endeavour. I realize spruce isn't a great wood for knife handle durability, but it's more of a sentimental/wanting to bring out some of the SE Alaska connection.
Crazy idea, I know, and this isn't a knifemaking or woodworking forum, I know, but y'all are a good bunch and he isn't on here so figured I'd start here.
Would compensate you/pay shipping etc if you can hook me up. Thanks.
I have a bit of a crazy idea to make my brother and I a matching knife set and to give him his during our September hunt (ideally when it comes time to field dress/butcher a sitka blacktail, but I'll give it to him even if we aren't successful). I have a length of knife steel (to be honest, don't remember exactly what type of steel, but I know it's knife steel.) and want to make these knives myself over the next few months. I would love to handle it with scales made from sitka spruce or some other type of Alaskan wood. I can epoxy-stabilize them if need be, but am mainly trying to get my hands on a few small pieces of wood that would work for this endeavour. I realize spruce isn't a great wood for knife handle durability, but it's more of a sentimental/wanting to bring out some of the SE Alaska connection.
Crazy idea, I know, and this isn't a knifemaking or woodworking forum, I know, but y'all are a good bunch and he isn't on here so figured I'd start here.
Would compensate you/pay shipping etc if you can hook me up. Thanks.